Combined window awning and shutter



Dec. 24, 1929. s, l 1,740,593

COMBINED WINDOW AWNING AND SHUTTER Filed July 26, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 24, 1929. 5, H|LL COMBINED WINDOW AWNING AND SHUTTER Filed July 26, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 I l l I I I I I I l I I I I l I Dec. 24, 192

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COMBINED WINDOW AWNING AND S I I U'ITER Filed July 2'6. 192'! s Sheets-Sheet 3 lvl F 2 I N m Patented Dec. 24, 1929 UNITED. STATES HAROLD S. HILL, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA COMBINED WINDOW AWNING AND SHUTTER Application filed July 26, 1927. Serial No. 208,485.

This invention relates to improvements in combined awnings and shutters for windows. An object of the present invention is to provide a windproof shutter or window closure of thin sheet metal capable of serving as an ornamental awning for the opening, the arrangement being such that an infinite range of decorative efiects suitable for use on various types of buildings may be had. The

combined awning and shutter being of metal, it is particularly adapted for use wherever storm or burglar-proof closures are desired.

A further and more specific object contemplated by the present invention is the provision of a combined window awning and shutter having means for securing a screen in the window opening.

Other objects of the invention consist in details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which lend themselves to the production of a comparatively inexpensive metallic awning and shutter, such details being more specifically described in the following specification and the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side View, partly in section, of one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a View, similar to Fig. 1, with the awning extended to close the window openmg.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the awning in the position shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9-9 of Fig. 2. In accordance with the present invention the awning and closure consists of three metallic sections, a main section 1, an auxiliary section 2, and an ornamental section or flap 3. The upper end of main section 1 is 50 formed with a' series of transversely spaced eyes 4 adapted to loosely receive the rod 5 which is secured in the similarly formed series of eyes 6 on a metallic sheet 7 secured above the windowopening and extending transversely of said opening. At its lower edge the main section 1 carries the cross bar 8 held in a transversely extending series of eyes 9, said eyes being formed integrally with the main section 1 but spaced apart from each other transversely of said section distances sufiicient to accommodate similarly formed eyes 10 on the auxiliary section 2 and the eyes 11 on the flap section 3. With this form of connection between the several parts the main section 1 is free to swing on cross rod 5 at its upper end while the auxiliary section 2 and the flap section 3 are free to swing about the longitudinal center of cross bar 8 at the lower edge of the main section.

When the structure is to he used as an awning the auxiliary section 2 is folded up against the under surface of main section 1, being held in this position by a catch 12 on said main section. The ornamental flap section 3 is suspended loosely from the lower extremity of the main section when used as an awning and said main section is held at an angle to the window opening by supporting rods 13 as shown in Fig. 1. The supporting members 13 are detachably secured to the window frame and to the lower edge of main section 1, the connection with the window frame consisting in having the end of the member 13 inserted between the drilled or tapped'jaws of a clevis type of bracket 1& on the window frame, a wing bolt 15 being placed through the openings in said jaws and the opening in the end of the member 13. The connection between member 13 and the lower edge of the main section 1 is of light construction, the wing bolt 15 in this instance projecting through the end of member 13 as well as through the openings formed in section 1. To lend rigidity to the sheet metal section 1 reinforcing strips 16 are secured thereto. In each of the connections for the ends of members 13 the wing bolts 15, 15 are adapted to be'threaded into one of the openings to prevent accidental displacement thereof.

The catch 12 on the upper surface of the main section 1 for holding auxiliary section 2 folded against the under surface of section 1, when the structure is used as an awnin is preferably a friction type of catch. t is formed by means of an L-shaped strip welded or otherwise secured to the under surface of section 1, the free edge of the strip being ofi'set slightly as at 12 to snap over the free end of auxiliary section 2 when the latter is forced against the under surface of the main section. This arrangement for latching the auxiliary section in its folded position also provides a reinforcing rib, for the main section 1. This is quite desirable as it permits the main section 1 to be made of comparatively light sheet metal. If deemed necessary additional cross strips similar to strip 12 can be provided.

When it is desired to close the window opening the supporting members 13 are removed and the auxiliary section 2 is released from catch 12 so as to swing down.

below section 1 as shown in Fig. 3. The two sections are then swung about upper cross bar 5 into engagement with the window frame and are adapted to be locked in this position by placing the wing bolts 15 through the openings in section 1 and the jaws of the bracket 14. In this connection it will be noted that auxiliary section 2 is provided near its lower edge with reinforcing strips 16 having holes therethrough adapted to register with a pair of additional brackets 14 on the window frame for the reception of additional wing bolts 15*. In this way, both the main section and the auxiliary section can be firmly and securely locked against the window frame from the inside. It is, of course, desirable that a very close fit behad between the metal sections and the window frame. For this purpose the edges of said sections are offset at right angles as at 17 and then turned inwardly as at 18 forming a groove 19 between the inturned portion 18 and body portion of said sections. The extreme edge portions of the sections are doubled back on the inturned portion 18 as at 20, in this way forming the recess 21 between the very edge of the metal and the offset portion 17. This detail is quiteimportant because a resilient strip of material 22, U- shaped in cross section, is placed on the inturned portion 18 and secured thereon by the wedge 23 interposed between said material and the body portion of the metal section, said wedge forcing a portion of the resilient material into the recess 21. By providing the strip of resilient material around the perimeter of the sections 1, 2, a

v substantially water-tight, as well as airtight, fit may be had between the sections.

In connection with the combined awning and shutter the present invention alsocontemplates the provision of means for hanging or holding screens in the window 0 ening. This is accomplished by having the ottom edge of strip 7 (to which main section 1 is pivoted) project below the bottom edge of the window frame, said N downward projecting portion of strip 7 being rolled inwardly toward the window opening as at 7 Adapted to cooperate with this curved inrolled portion 7 is a strip 7 secured transversely of the screen frame 24, said strip having its upper edge curved outwardly as at 7 so as to bear against the inrolled portion 7 of strip 7. This slightly curved section of stri 7 will hold the top of the screen in place w ile, due to the curvature of said'strip and the portion 7 of strip 7, the screen is capable of being swung outward from the bottom for a certain predetermined distance without becoming detached. However, by increasing the length or distance of movement of the bottom portion of the screen outwardly the screen may be readilv removed from the window opening.

Attention should be called to the fact that by having the auxiliary section 2 for closing the window opening and providing the additional section or flap 3 for decorative purposes, the design and ornamentation of the device may be varied at will whereby design of the awning may be made to harmonize with the type of building on which it is to be used.

What I claim is:

1. A sectional metallic window awning and shutter having a main section, a plurality of auxiliary sections attached to one end of said main section, one auxiliary section depending from said main section to form an ornamental flap and the other auxiliary section being pivoted to the same end of the main section whereby it may be turned on its pivotal center to a depending position below said main section or turned back against the under surface of said main sect-ion, and a reinforcing rib extending transversely of the under surface of said main section, said reinforcing rib having a frictional catch for releasably holding the pivoted auxiliary section against the under face of said main section. I

2. A sectional metallic window awning and shutter comprising a main section, means for supporting said section at an inclination to the plane of said opening, an auxiliary section attached to said main section, means for holding said'auxiliary section against the under surface of the main section, said sections being pivotally connected whereby the auxiliary section may assume a depending position below the main section, said supporting means for the main section being detachable, whereby the two sections may be positioned against the walls of said window opening, and resilient strips extending around the edges of said metallic sections adapted to make a close fit against the walls of said openmg. 1

3. A sectional metallic window awning and shutter comprising a main section, means for supporting said section at an inclination to the plane of said opening, an auxiliary section attached to said mam section, means for bolding said auxiliary section against the under surface of the main section, said sections being pivotally connected whereb the auxiliary section may assume a depen ing position said supporting -materialsecured on said flanges.

4. A sectional metallic window awning and shutter comprising a main section, means for supporting said section at an inclination to the plane of said opening, an auxiliary section attached to said main section, means for holdingsaid auxiliary section against the under surface of the main section, said sections being pivotally connected whereby the auxiliary section may assume a depending position below the main section, said supporting means for the main section being detachable, whereby the two sections may be positioned against the walls of said window opening, the edge portions of said awning sections being turned at an angle to the body portions thereoftand then turned inwardly in spaced relation to said body portions, strips of resilient vmaterial on said inturned portions, and wedging members between said inturned edges and the body portions of said sections to retain said strips on said ed es.

HARO S. HILL. 

